Ruud Vormer
Vormer playing for Club Brugge in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rudy Willem Vormer
Date of birth (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 AZ 19 (0)
2008–2012 Roda JC 120 (9)
2012–2014 Feyenoord 39 (3)
2014–2023 Club Brugge 254 (52)
2023 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 10 (1)
2023– Zulte Waregem 7 (1)
International career‡
2018– Netherlands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018

Ruud Vormer (born 11 May 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waregem.

Club career

Early career

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Vormer started his professional career with AZ[1] and made his debut for the club aged 18.[2] Two year later he joined Roda JC.[2] He then joined Feyenoord on a free transfer in the summer of 2012.[3][2]

Club Brugge

Vormer joined Belgian side Club Brugge on 1 September 2014 on a three-year deal.[4]

Vormer was named Club Brugge's player of the season during the 2015–16 campaign, featuring in 3,547 minutes or 69.1% of the club's play, and also contributed with seven goals and added a further six assists.[5]

On 24 February 2017, Vormer scored twice in a 5–0 win over Zulte Waregem.[6] He would go on to win the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2017. Vormer followed this up with a career best 13 league goals in the 2017–18 season, helping Club Brugge to a 15th Belgian First Division title.[7] On 22 July 2018, Vormer signed a new contract with Club Brugge, keeping him at the club until 2022.[8]

Vormer continued being an influential member for Club Brugge, contributing to their 17th league title success during the 2020–21 season and was named the club's player of the month for March 2021.[9][10] Vormer signed a one-year contract extension on 14 June 2021, keeping him at the club until 2023.[11]

Zulte Waregem

On 3 January 2023, Vormer officially joined fellow Belgian side Zulte Waregem on a loan until the end of the season, with the deal set to become permanent once his contract with Club Brugge would expire.[12][13] As Zulte Waregem relegated at the end of that season, Vormer was a free agent. Despite him having indicated upon his initial arrival that he would not stay with the club in case of relegation, Zulte Waregem was able to convince Vormer of signing a two-year deal on 30 May 2023.[14]

International career

Vormer made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a 1–1 draw with Slovakia on 31 May 2018, coming on at half-time for Donny van de Beek.[15][16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 August 2021[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ 2006–07 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 4 0
2007–08 Eredivisie 16 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 17 0
Total 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Roda JC Kerkrade 2008–09 Eredivisie 28 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 32 0
2009–10 Eredivisie 30 1 2 0 — 4[b] 0 36 1
2010–11 Eredivisie 33 3 3 1 — — 36 4
2011–12 Eredivisie 29 5 2 1 — — 31 6
Total 120 9 9 2 0 0 6 0 135 11
Feyenoord 2012–13 Eredivisie 20 0 4 1 4[c] 0 — 28 1
2013–14 Eredivisie 17 3 3 0 2[a] 0 — 22 3
2014–15 Eredivisie 2 0 — 1[a] 0 — 3 0
Total 39 3 7 1 7 0 0 0 53 4
Club Brugge 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 29 7 6 0 10[a] 1 — 45 8
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 28 7 5 0 8[d] 0 1[e] 0 42 7
2016–17 Belgian Pro League 38 9 2 1 5[f] 0 1[e] 1 46 11
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 40 13 5 1 4[g] 0 0 0 49 14
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 38 6 0 0 8[h] 1 1[e] 0 46 7
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 27 1 4 1 8[i] 1 0 0 39 3
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 23 4 1 1 7[j] 1 — 31 6
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 29 5 3 0 4[k] 0 — 36 5
2022–23 Belgian First Division A 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 3 0
Total 254 52 26 4 54 4 4 1 337 61
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 432 64 42 7 63 4 10 1 546 76
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie playoffs
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c d Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  11. ^ In the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ruud Vormer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Ruud Vormer signs three-year contract". Club Brugge. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ruud Vormer wordt Feyenoorder
  4. ^ Ruud Vormer tekent 3-jarig contract bij Club Brugge
  5. ^ "2015–2016: the season in numbers". Club Brugge. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Club crushes Zulte Waregem". Club Brugge. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Club Brugge win Belgian title". Yahoo. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Ruud Vormer at Club until 2022". Club Brugge. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ruud Vormer and Bas Dost: "We've enjoyed ourselves!"". Club Brugge. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Ruud Vormer is the Player of the Month". Club Brugge. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Ruud Vormer at Club until 2023!". Club Brugge. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Ruud Vormer naar Zulte Waregem". Club Brugge (in Dutch). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Ruud Vormer is trots om boer te zijn". S.V. Zulte Waregem (in Dutch). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Zulte Waregem maakt mét Vormer, Vossen en trainersduo D'Hollander-De fauw werk van terugkeer naar 1A" [Zulte Waregem works on return to 1A with Vormer, Vossen and managerial duo D'Hollander-De fauw]. S.V. Zulte Waregem (in Dutch). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Slovakia 1 Netherlands 1: Promes claims draw for Koeman's men". Goal.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Slovakia hold Netherlands to a draw". KNVB. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Netherlands held to draw in Slovakia". Football Oranje. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Ruud Vormer - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
  19. ^ "R. Voormer". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Lang nets as Club Brugge seal Belgian title". Football Oranje. 20 May 2021.
  22. ^ "OFFICIEEL: Club Brugge reikt opnieuw de Blauwe Schoen uit". www.voetbalprimeur.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links

S.V. Zulte Waregem – current squad
Belgian Golden Shoe
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